Stenographer&#39;s envelop and stamp moistener.



' 'B. H. DUNFIELD. STENOGRAPHBR'S 'ENVELQP AND STAMP MOISTENER.

Patel med May 28, 1912.

APPLICATION FILED 1113.6, 1911.

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- Witnesses mass HAVELOCK DUNFIELD, ons'r. Joint, NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA.

)STENOGRAPHERS ENVELOP AND STAMP MOISTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 28,1912.

Application filed February 6, 1911. Serial No. 606,996.

i To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BLISS HAVELOGK DUN- FIELD, a British subject,residing at No. 122 Waterloo street, in the city of St. John, county ofSt. John, Province of New Brunswick, andDominion of Canada, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Stenographers Envelop and StampMoisteners, of which the following is a specification. Y

My invention relates to improvements in stenographers envelop and stampmoisteners V in which, by capillary action, wicks draw up from a well,that may be attached to type writing machines, moisture to two surfaces,upon one of which the adhesive gum flaps of envelops may be moistenedfor sealing, and upon the other surface postageand other adhesive stampsmay be moistened for 'afiixing; and the objects of my improvementare,first, to furnish a new and handy device for moistening envelopadhesive gum flaps and readily accessible to the operator of atypewriter; second, to furnish a new and handy device for moisteningpostage stamps and other adhesive stamps and readily accessible to theoperator of a typewriter; third, to furnish an envelop moistener and astamp moistener combined in one device and readily accessible to theoperator of a typewriter; and fourth, to furnish a stenographers envelopand stamp moistener device attached to typewriters so as, to be readilyaccessible to. the operator of the typewriter. I attain these objects bymeans of the device illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in whichFigure 1 is a front perspective view of the stenographers envelop andstamp moistener device complete with bracket for attaching it to theUnderwood typewriter; Fig. 2 is a left side perspective view of thecover, the

stamp moistener plate and the wicks removed from the well; Fig. 3 isrear perspective view of the same; Fig. 4 is a front perspective view ofthe moisteners well with bracket for attaching it to the Underwoodtypewriter; and Fig. 5 is a right side perspective view of the wellshowing the bracket on the back for attaching the well to. the Remingtontypewriter. Fig. 6 is a rear perspective view of the cover B and thestamp moistener plate 0 showing the connection between them. Fig. 7 is aleft side view of the cover B and the stamp moistener plate C alsoshowing the connection between them. Fig. 8 is a center sectional viewfrom front to rear showing the stamp moistener member C with theabsorbent E thereon, also showing' the cover B with the absorbent Dthereon.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views. Ais the moistener well (containing water). The top of each side wall isbent outward so as to form a lip to engage the grabs on the cover B.

B is the cover, arched from side ,to side. Its side edges are bent intograbs which clasp tightly over the projecting lips of the side walls ofthe well A. The cover B is removable by sliding to the front. 0n eachside of the cover is a notch through which the wick D passe's.

C is the stamp moistener plate. Its top is a rectangular plane surfacesupported by the straight line edges of its convex under surface. Thelatter is attached at the rear to the rear edge of the arched cover insuch a manner as to leave only space enough between its own convex lowersurface and the arched upper surface of B to pass the envelop flaps overthe wick D.

D is a moistened wickpassing over the arched upper surface of B andunder C. Its two ends respectively extend down through the notches oneach side of B- and into the water contained in the well A. The envelopadhesive gums may be moistened by passing them from left to right orfrom right to left over this wick D and at the same time being presseddown neatly against the wick D by the under surface of C.

E is a moistened wick passing through the space between the lower convexsurface of C and the upper plane surface from rear to front and thenfrom front to rear on top of the plane surface of C, both ends extendingat the rear down into the water in well A.

F is a spring bracket on the left side of the well A for attaching thelatter to the Underwood typewriter and similarly constructed machines.

H is the lower frame bar on the right side of the key-board of theUnderwood typewriter over which F fits tightly thus holding themoistening device in a readily accessible position.

G is a spring bracket on the back of the well A for attaching the latterto the Remington typewriter and similarly constructed machines.

H is the right hand front frame standard of the Remington typewriter andsimilarly constructed machines over which the spring bracket G fitstightly thus holding the moistening device in a readily accessibleposition on such typewriters. Similar brackets will attach the device toother styles of typewriting machines.

I do not claim the invention of moisteners for stamps and envelopsbroadly; but

I'do claim:

1. The envelop moistening typewriter attachment device comprising awater retainer A, provided with a spring bracket for attaching it firmlyto a typewriter; a sliding detachable cover arched from side to side andhaving attached thereto at the rear of the crown of the arch an invertedarched guide; also a porous wick passing through and over the cover,under the guide and down into the retainer; substantially as described.

2. The combination of an envelop moistener and a stamp moistener into adetachable cover device for a water retainer, comprising:a detachablecover piece arched from side to side; a porous wick passing through andover the same and downward at convenient length therefrom; an invertedarched guide attached to the rear of the crown of the arched cover so asto touch lightly the said porous wick; a rectangular plane plate carriedupon the top of the guide; and another porous wick passing over andunder the plate and downward therefrom at convenient length;substantially as described.

3. The combination of an envelop moistener and a stamp moistener into atypewriter attachment device comprising :-a water retainer A; a stiffspring bracket for attaching the retainer firmly to a typewriter: aremovable cover arched from side to side; a porous wick passing throughand over the cover and down into the retainer; an inverted archedenvelop guide attached to the rear of the crown of the cover in aposition parallel to the crown of the cover and lightly touching thesaid wick; a rectangular plane stamp moistening plate carried on the topedges of the guide; and another porous wick passing over the plate anddown into the receiver; substantially as described.

4. The envelop moistener cover device for a water retainer comprising:an attachable cover piece arched from side to side and furnished withan inverted arched guide the two being united at the rear of the crownsCopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

